Connecting Societies: Exploring Memory and Association

1. Classical Roots Lesson 6

2. socius • <L. companion

3. antisocial • Unfriendly; not enjoying the company of others • Harmful or hostile to the society of other people

4. association • A club, society, or organization of people with similar interests • Connection; friendship

5. dissociate • To break the ties between, separate from, stop associating with

6. society • People; human beings living and working as a group or community

7. sociologist • A scientist who works in the area of sociology, which examines the relationships, values, and institutions of communities of people

8. memoria • <L. memory

9. commemorate • To honor the memory of

10. memento • An object that reminds one of a special time or place

11. memorandum • A written or typed note to help one remember something

12. memorial • A monument of statue built in memory of a person or an event

13. remembrance • An object that keeps a memory of something alive

14. Challenge! • Presidents’ Day is a holiday to ____________the February birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. (commemorate)

15. Challenge! • Our trophies serve as a _______________ of our season together. (remembrance)

16. Challenge! • She wanted to become a _____________, one who studies cultures of communities of people. (sociologist)

17. Challenge! • There is a special __________reminding us of all the military men and woman gave to our country. (memorial)

18. Challenge! • The new girl didn’t seem interested in making friends and was rather ___________. (antisocial)

19. Challenge! My ____________with the animal shelter allowed me to move into the internship with the veterinarian clinic. (association)

20. Challenge! • The photo in the locket was a ____________ of our family trip to San Francisco. (memento)

21. Challenge! • Our neighborhood ____________ plans several events so that we can all get to know each other. (association)

22. Challenge! • People like to create scrapbooks with many ____________ of their school years. (momentos)

23. Challenge! • Often, parks and hospitals are named for great people who have contributed to others and are ____________ of them. (memorials)

24. Challenge! • The principal’s ____________ was placed in each teacher’s mailbox and email account. (memorandum)

25. Challenge! • The director has tried to _____________ himself from his film that flopped years ago. (dissociate)

26. Challenge! • She wanted to buy the Eiffel Tower key chain as a ____________ of her trip. (memento)

27. Challenge! • She is not really ___________, but some think she is because she is so shy. (antisocial)

28. Challenge! • The studio executives depend upon endless _____________ to keep them informed about the movie production schedule. (memorandum)

29. Challenge! • Homeless shelters help the members of ___________ that do not have life’s basic necessities. (society)

30. Challenge! • They have had a long ___________ with the charity and have contributed a great deal of money to it. (association)

31. Challenge! • The student is choosing to ___________ from his old friends who are making poor choices. (dissociate)